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Hoklo (POJ: Ho̍h-ló-lâng/Hō-ló-lâng; ) are Han Chinese people having ancestry from the southern part of Fujian Province in China, also known as Minnan. Due to migration, today, large populations of Hoklos can also be found in Malaysia, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The Hoklos speak Min Nan as their native language. In Taiwan, the Hoklos are the largest ethnic group (see Demographics of Taiwan). Most Hoklos trace their paternal ancestry to men who migrated to Taiwan from Fujian in the 17th and 18th centuries. At present, most Hoklos in Taiwan are of Han Chinese ethnicity, but are uncertain as to what ancestry they share with the Taiwanese aborigines, due to undocumented intermarriages between the Han people and Taiwanese lowland aborigines. Because about 70% of the population in Taiwan are Hoklo, Taiwanese (Tai-oan-lang) is often used interchangeably with Hoklo. People who are aware of the multi-ethnic nature of Taiwan consider this an offense to other ethnic groups, although most people will know by context when this word refers to people from Taiwan and when this word refers specifically to Hoklos. "Hoklo" is also used in Hong Kong to refer to all Minnan speakers relocating from Fujian.
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